Chad took loads of pix and video at Halong Bay to share with Alyssa and Zach (he has also uploaded a couple of videos to the video-hosting site). It was a worthwhile trip he said - highlighted by a tour through the Thien Cung Grotto, considered by some to be the most beautiful of all the grottoes in Halong Bay -- or so it said when we googled it. :) Unfortunately, the videos from inside the grotto are a little difficult to see (and can't even really do the place justice), but maybe with some fancy editing we can make them more viewable in the future.If at our appointment at SOS on Tuesday the doctor recommends against Zachary flying on Wednesday morning, we will attempt to reschedule our flights again - this time from Wednesday back to as late as Saturday (our original departure date)..... We will be hoping Zachary gets a positive recommendation for flying home on Wednesday morning (we are really looking forward to getting home)..... if we have to stay, we will make the best of our additional time here, seeing some sites we still haven't gotten to, plus Alyssa will get to take a day trip on Thursday (to Hoa Lu, the ancient capital - often referred to as "the Ha Long Bay on land") while Chad takes care of Zachary at the hotel......
We will know much more later this morning...... everybody cross your fingers that Zachary will be o.k. to fly!!! Thank you.
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Jordan loved watching the video of Zachary "doing the twist." Can't wait to meet him!
every time i click to your blog i hear the voice of robin williams, yelling, "GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM!"
it will be good to see the three of you--we've almost forgotten that we have new landlord/neighbors.
did you guys have the experience when zachary first became part of your little family of lying in bed thinking, "this person that we don't know at all is now living with us"? i don't mean in a paranoid kafka way, just the appreciable reality of having another individual in the house. we had such a moment when maple first came into our lives.
Hello Chad, Alyssa and beautiful Zachary!
I’m Ana Karina, Bill O’Brien’s wife (Perini), I just wanted to tell how much I’ve enjoined your pictures and words. It reminded us so much of our experience in China with our daughter Amaia.
Billy and I are on the process to adopt our second daughter, but the process is getting longer and even worse, the time frame is unknown, so we are starting to consider other countries and based on your experience Vietnam is on the top of the list.
We will love to meet Zachary some day. Good luck on the trip back home, and thanks again for sharing your wonderful experience.
Chad,
First, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I'm now taking a few days off, and we're at the Cape kicking back.
Ana and I have been reading your blog and as she said, it all reminds us so much of our experience with Amaia.
We had talked about getting together a while back, but I've been pretty much "living" down in DC on the Gaylord job. But once you guys get home and get settled, please come to our house for dinner and meet Amaia.
Again, congratulations.
Best Regards,
Bill
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